Contents ejector for receptacles



May 15, 1923. 1,455,322

R. w. CHARLTON k CONTENTS EJECTOR FOR RECEPTACLES Filed May 18, 1921Patented May 15, 1923.

UNITED STATES 1,455,322 PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT W. CHARLTON, OF PINEVILIQE, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'I'OAUGUST F. KLUMPP, OF PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA.

I CONTENTS EJ'EOTOR FOR RECEPTACLES.

Application filed May 18, 1921. Serial No. 470,596.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT WV. CHARLTON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Pineville, in the parish ofRapides and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Contents Ejectors for Receptacles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to contents ejectors for receptacles and inparticular to improvements in the means associated with the ordinaryfiat tin pocket receptacle for granulated smoking tobacco for liftingthe unused contents thereof to the open end of the receptacle. It hasbeen proposed heretofore to provide means for this purpose, and myinvention consists in means associated with the lifting means forlooking it in predetermined position.

In one embodiment of the invention the locking means is adapted formanual manipulation to lock or release the lifting means, whereas inanother embodiment thereof it is automatic in its operation.

The above and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attainedby the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts. to behereinafter specifically described and claimed.

Reference will now be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an ordinary flat tin tobacco canshowing one embodiment of my invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the can.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 33of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure3 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the locking member employed in theconstruction shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view on an enlarged scaleshowing a different form of locking element.

Figure 7 is a View taken at right angles to Figure 6 showing the lockingmember and its retaining strip.

Throughout the following detailed description and on the several figuresof the drawing, similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates anordinary flat tin tobacco receptacle having a hinged lid 2 and 3 thepaper container for the tobacco shown slightly raised in Figures 1 and2. The lifting means consists of a narrow tape 4 of paper or othersuitable material having one end fastened to the rear side of thereceptacle near the top thereof, the receptacle having slits 5 formedtherein through which the end of the tape is passed from the insideoutwardly through the top slit and then inwardly through the lower slit,the friction between the end of the tape and the edges of the narrowstrip of metal 6 between the slits being sufiicient after the tape isfolded downwardly inside the receptacle to hold the end of the tapesecurely against pulling out of the slits. This frictional engagementcan be made more secure if desired by pressing the strip. 6 slightlyoutwardly after the end of the tape has been passed through the slits 5.The tape 4 passes down inside the receptacle beneath the lower end ofthe container 3 and then up to the top of thereceptacle, having its freeend portion bent over. the top edge of the front side of the receptacleto form a small tab which may be taken hold of to lift the container 3to bring the unused tobacco therein to the top of the receptacle. Whenthe cover 2 is closed the edge thereof may be used to shear or cutoffexcess of tape as the container 3 is raised higher and higher in thereceptacle. Of course it will be understood that when the container 3 israised the portion thereof projecting above the end of the receptaclemay be torn off, the top edge of the receptacle being used as a shearfor this purpose. The construction so far described is old and no claimis made thereto, my invention re siding in the means for locking thetape in predetermined position.

The embodiment of the invention whereinthe locking means is manuallymanipulated is shown in Figures 1 to 5, inclusive. Referring to Figures1 to 4, inclusive, it will be seen that the front side of the receptacleis provided near the top thereof and opposite the slits 5 with anoutwardly bulged portion 8 at the opposite ends of which-openin s 9 areprovided. Thelocking member 1 is offset to form a cam or lookingportion. I The cam portion 14 is arranged in the recess formed by thebulged portion 8 of the receptacle, the journal portions 13 extendingthrough the openings 9 and the tape 4 passing between the cam portion 14and the rear face of the front side of the receptacle. The

ends 11 and 12 of the member 10 are located at the outer face of thefront side of the receptacle and the end 12 being thevlonger of the twoconstitutes a handle by means of which-to manipulate the locking member,

hen the locking member is rotated on its journals 13 until the endortions 11 and 12 engage flat against the sldeof the receptacle andextend downwardly the cam portion 14 clamps the tape firmly against therear face of the front side of the receptacle so that the container 3cannot be raised by pulling on the tab 7. However, when the lockingmember is rotated in the reverse direction until the ends 11 and 12engage the side of the receptacle and extend upwardly the cam portion 14is moved away from the rear face of the front side of the receptaclethus releasing the tape so that the container 3 may be raised by pullingon the tab 7. When the locking member 10 is turned to locking positionwith the ends 11 and 12 resting against the outer face of the receptacleand pointing downwardly, these ends are apt to engage and stick in thecloth when placing the receptacle in the pocket or when'removing ittherefrom. In order to prevent this the side of the receptacle is bulgedoutwardly just below the positions occupied by the ends 11 and 12 asindicated at 15 in Figure 1.

Figures 6 and? show a construction somewhat similar to that shown inFigures 1 to 5, inclusive, but in which the locking member is automaticin its operation. In this embodiment of the invention the locking memberis a straight piece of wire 16 having a roughened surface. The side ofthe receptacle is bulged outwardly as before as indicated by thereference numeral 17 to form a recess to receive the lo'ckingmember andthe latter is retained in the recess by a strip of metal 18 secured tothe rear face of the side of the receptacle. The tape can pass eitherbetween the locking member 1 6 and the rear face of the side of thereceptacle or between the locking member and the strip 18. Pulling onthe tape tends to lift the locking member 16 into the deep po tion ofthe recess formed between the bulged portion 17 and the strip 18 so thatthere is .in the shallow; portion of the recess as indicated clearly inFigure 6 and thus clamp the tape either against the side of the receptacle or against the strip 18.

"Having thus described my invention, wlial I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a receptacle of a carton therein, means passingbeneath the carton for lifting the same, and means separate from thelifting means arranged to be positively actuated bya return movementthereof for locking said lifting means in contact with the receptacle ina predetermined elevated position of the carton.

2. The combinationwith a receptacle, a carton therein, and means passingbeneath the carton for lifting the same, comprising a member slidablerelative to a wall of said receptacle, of clamping means supported in arecess formed by bulging outward a portion of said wall and movable toclamp said slidable member against the wall of the receptacle to locksaid member in a predetermined elevated position.

3. The combination with a receptacle and means for lifting the contentsthereof, comprising a member slidable with respect to a wall of saidreceptacle, of a locking member having a cam portion arranged in arecess formed by bulging outwardly a portion of said wall, said memberhaving an end por tion extending to the outside of said receptaclewhereby to move said member to cause said cam portion to clamp saidslida ble member against said wall.

4. In combination, a receptacle having a mouth at its upper end, amember slidable with respect to a wall of said receptacle and adapted tolift the contents thereof, said wall having an outwardly bulged portion.and a locking member having a cam portion located in the recess formedby said outwardly bulged portion and portions at the ends of said camportion journaled in openings in said wall at the ends of said outwardlybulged portion, said member having means extending to the exterior ofsaid receptacle-whereby to move said member to cause said cam portion toclamp said slidable member against said wall.

5. In combination, a receptacle having a member slidable with respect toa wall of said receptacle for lifting the contents of the receptacle tothe mouth thereof. said wall having an outwardly bulged portion, and alocking member consisting of a single piece of wire having journalportions extending through openings in said wall at the ends of saidoutwardly bulged portion, an offset portion between said journalportions and located in the recess formed by said outlift) the mouth ofthe receptacle at the other side, and a positively actuated clampmounted on the last named side of the receptacle in position tocooperate with the flexible strip toclamp and lock the latter againstthe wall of the receptacle to prevent returning movement after'the stripis pulled upwardly age as the contents thereof are removed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ROBERT W. CHARLTON.

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